Steadily, the room shrank, till the book thief could touch the shelves within a few small steps. She ran the back of her hand along the first shelf, listening to the shuffle of her fingernails gliding across the spinal cord of each book. It sounded like an instrument, or the notes of running feet. She used both hands. She raced them. One shelf against the other. And she laughed. Her voice was sprawled out, high in her throat, and when she eventually stopped and stood in the middle of the room, she spent many minutes looking from the shelves to her fingers and back again. How many books had she touched? How many had she felt? She walked over and did it again, this time much slower, with her hand facing forward, allowing the dough of her palm to feel the small hurdle of each book. It felt like magic, like beauty, as bright lines of light shone down from a chandelier. Several times, she almost pulled a title from its place but didn't dare disturb them. They were too perfect. Markus Zusak
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The kite runner is the story of an Afghan boy named Amir who fights for his country and his freedom against the backdrop of the war in his country. Following "The Kite Runner" is a sequel, "", which follows Amir's life after the events of "The Kite Runner". This sequel was released in 2006. In September 2010, Hollywood Pictures announced that they had acquired film rights to the book. "Kite Runner" screenwriter David Benioff and director Marc Forster signed on to adapt the novel. In August 2011, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights to the film adaptation.

In 2013, Paramount hired Nick Wechsler as a producer of the film. The studio hired screenwriter David Benioff again to write the screenplay for "Kite Runner". In January 2014, Esa Lähde ("") was hired as a producer on the film as well as as a co-screenwriter with Benioff.

In April 2014, it was reported that actor Liam Neeson would play Mason Dixson in this film. In June 2014, it was announced that actor Ed Norton would play Salaam in this movie. In July 2014, it was announced that actor Ziyi Zhang would be playing Mahvish Dixson in this movie.

In March 2015, it was announced that actor Sonoya Mizuno would be playing Mariam Dixson in this movie. On January 29, 2016 it was announced that Kyle Chandler had joined the cast of this film to play Amir's father-in-law Abu Jabbar. On March 23, 2016, it was announced that Michael Arden had joined the cast of this film to play Amir's brother-in-law Navid Kibbani.

Filming began on October 24, 2015 in Malta. However, some scenes were filmed in Los Angeles at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal City Walk (Malta).

Source: The Book Thief

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